Walking on Lava

Volcano Adventures

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August 21st 2006
Aloha, So we've been on the big island of hawaii for 5 days now and we've seen heaps! When we got here we thought (because our guide books told us we could) that to hire a car we could just arrive at the airport and hire one - but we thought wrong and the only car we could hire (after 10 minutes of asking hire companies multiple times) was a car I'd been paying out ever since I landed in the US. ... read more

North America » United States » Hawaii » Big Island » Hilo

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more